Tart Cherry Jargaritas

I don’t know why it’s taken me so long to make these after first tasting them at the Big Summer Potluck three years ago (seriously, where did the time go?) – but since I’ve had Amber’s post bookmarked and we’ve run into some scorching hot weather these past few days, I decided that it was finally time to bust them out. The original recipe comes from Colleen, who passed out these little half-pint treasures during the social hour Friday evening, and I still remember the taste of them as we stood by the open windows slurping them and chatting as we tried to cool off on a hot summer’s evening. As Amber said, the reason that these “jargaritas” as we’ve come to call them are so brilliant is because they take just moments to mix together, and then all you need is a little freezing time and you have a perfectly slushy frozen drink. They’re also great if you have a barbecue or picnic coming up, since you can prepare them well in advance. Feel free to substitute ingredients in the basic recipe to suit your tastes as well by using your favorite fruit juice or liqueur. Remember to enjoy responsibly, and have a wonderful weekend!

In a large pitcher, add all of the ingredients and stir to combine. Pour the mix into four pint jars (or eight half-pint jars), filling until you have approximately 1/2″ liquid from the top of the jar. Place lids on top and screw tightly. Freeze at least 5 hours. Whenever there’s a really hot day, grab a jar! They’ll be quite thick and slushy at first (because of the alcohol content, they’ll never freeze completely), but they’ll thaw out quickly in the warm weather.

I made these for my niece’s birthday dinner, wen’t to get them out of my chest freezer and they were solid frozen, I thought they don’t freeze completely if alcohol is in them. My niece said they were good.

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Hi there! I’m Tracy, and I live in upstate NY. My husband and I met in college and have been married since 2005. A Canning, baking, writing, photography, and even cleaning (yes, cleaning – it can be oddly relaxing), are all things that I enjoy. This blog brings all of those passions together – but […]more →